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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 96 National Oilwell Varco Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
3.9
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National Oilwell Varco Employee

"Overall a great place to work. Awesome team work and communication."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UX Designer

"I had the opportunity to learn a lot from this company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
General Machinist
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Cost Accountant

"It was a great opportunity that was unfortunately a contract that ended successfully."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Inside Sales Representative

"Self motivating environment, great group dynamic."

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Great people! Focused, hardworking individuals. Awesome, driven, self motivating environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You want this job! Great company to work for. Give it all you've got."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"10 hour days with a large workload can sometimes be overwhelming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management can be slow to make change due to the large size of the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Engineer

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"I like working with good, friendly people in a clean environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The best tip is to be your honest and open self."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"I deserve a higher salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always communicate openly with members of the team above and below you on the ladder."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"I rate National oil well as a number one company to work. The management at National oil well was flexible as to not micro managing employees, allowing employees the opportunity to make decisions and execute on their own. I would recommend NOV as one of the best company to work for in Houston."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Network Engineer

"National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is a good company with good managers and good people to work with. I worked there just shy of 14 years in IT. Best Supervisor I've ever worked for by far."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Application Engineer

"Great company! I enjoyed starting my career with NOV. I have moved up and started supporting international projects in a vert short time and got a chance to travel around the world and run major projects successfully. Management is good; one thing they should focus on is training new hires."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Master Project Scheduler

"Awesome experience, a great job search platform and this a means of expanding my horizon and developing in my career path."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Assembler
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"Overall its a great place to work but oil industry is always unstable. The people i worked with were great and really talented individuals. The management structure is kinda all over the place from reconstructing but will get better over time."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"NOV is a good company to work for. I have had a good time there, and would be a good fit for a lot of people who seek job security."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Manager

"I worked for NOV for around 2 years when I was caught up in the widespread company layoffs. I gained a lot of excellent experience with them, which I will apply to the next place my career calls home."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

National Oilwell Varco Reviews FAQs

Is National Oilwell Varco a good company to work for?

National Oilwell Varco has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 96 National Oilwell Varco Review Ratings left anonymously by National Oilwell Varco employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at National Oilwell Varco.

Does National Oilwell Varco pay their employees well?

National Oilwell Varco employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 49 National Oilwell Varco employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at National Oilwell Varco?

92% of employees would recommend working at National Oilwell Varco with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated National Oilwell Varco 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at National Oilwell Varco?

According to our data, the highest paying job at National Oilwell Varco is a Independent Consultant at $351,000 annually. Browse National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at National Oilwell Varco?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at National Oilwell Varco is a Electrical Wireman at $18,000 annually. Browse National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at National Oilwell Varco?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at National Oilwell Varco to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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